Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lawndale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lawndale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lawndale
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Lawndale:
- 40.050389, -75.091562
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lawndale
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Philadelphia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Philadelphia County
- Since Lawndale is near Montgomery County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Burlington County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lawndale ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Lawndale.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Lawndale.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Bucks County
- Montgomery County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Lawndale is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,400 miles [3,862.4 km]<2> to the west of the Lawndale that is located in Philadelphia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Lawndale.
- Sonoma County
- This Lawndale is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,511 miles [4,041.1 km] to the west northwest of the Lawndale that is located in Philadelphia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Lawndale.
- Delaware
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lawndale [Jackson County].
- Pratt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lawndale [Pratt County].
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Kalamazoo County
- This Lawndale is located in Kalamazoo County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lawndale that is located in Philadelphia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalamazoo County community of Lawndale.
- Saginaw County
- This Lawndale is located in Saginaw County and lies 517 miles [832 km] to the west northwest of the Lawndale that is located in Philadelphia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saginaw County community of Lawndale.
- Sanilac County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lawndale [Sanilac County].
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- Cleveland County
- This Lawndale is located in Cleveland County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<2> to the southwest of the Lawndale that is located in Philadelphia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Lawndale.
- Guilford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Lawndale [Guilford County].
- Ohio
- Stark County
- This Lawndale is located in Stark County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<2> to the west of the Lawndale that is located in Philadelphia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Lawndale.
- Summit County
- This Lawndale is located in Summit County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km] to the west northwest of the Lawndale that is located in Philadelphia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Lawndale.
- Texas
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lawndale ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Branchtown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchtown
- Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County
- Cedar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Philadelphia County
- Coventry House
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry House
- Coventry House is located in Montgomery County
- Crescentville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescentville
- Crescentville is located in Philadelphia County
- Fern Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock Station
- Fern Rock Station is located in Philadelphia County
- Fox Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Lawn Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawn Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Crest
- Lawn Crest is located in Philadelphia County
- Lawncrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Milestown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Milestown is located in Philadelphia County
- Oak Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Oaklane
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pennypack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Rockledge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
- Rockledge is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,526 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockledge <4>
- Summerdale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
- Summerdale is located in Philadelphia County
- Volunteertown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volunteertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteertown
- Volunteertown is located in Philadelphia County
- Pennypack
How Far From Lawndale to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lawndale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lawndale and extending to:
- Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Philadelphia County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lawndale to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 130 miles [209.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,767 miles [9,281.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,349 miles [6,999 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lawndale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Lawndale could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lawndale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lawndale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0504, Longitude: -75.0916 In this case, the coordinates for Lawndale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Lawndale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.652 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.215 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.422 degrees. |